diff --git a/config.defaults b/config.defaults
index bf6c941b3251f24e0a0aaf1e7667d11e1ef88638..f12278dcf0f5ce772c4cb77e54b149d3f6880921 100644
--- a/config.defaults
+++ b/config.defaults
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ MYSQL_PORT=3306
 # The user for the installation. Note: This is not the user
 # which will then be used by the CaosDB Server.
 MYSQL_USER=root
+MYSQL_USER_PASSWORD=caosdb1234
 
 # # DATABASE
 # The name of the SQL database.